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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
actual cost (AC)
2. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)
reserve
change requests
constraint (Input)
matrix organization
3. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.
decision tree analysis (Technique)
lag (Technique)
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
acquire project team (Process)
4. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system
flowcharting (Technique)
change control board (CCB)
backward pass
float
5. Document containing the results of the qualitative risk analysis - quantitative risk analysis and risk response planning. details all identified risks including description - category - cause - probability of occurring - impact on objectives - propos
risk register (Output/Input)
role
produce scope
perform integrated change control (Process)
6. Quantitative risk analysis and modeling technique used to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. typical display of results is in the form of a tornado diagram
plan procurements (Process)
sensitivity analysis
resource leveling (Technique)
reserve analysis (Technique)
7. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle
successor activity
preventative action
effort
requirements traceability matrix
8. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. also called risk symptoms or warning signs. should be watched or monitored in the risk monitoring and control process.
verify scope (Process)
triggers
material
risk category
9. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r
logical relationship
activity identifier
Gantt chart (Tool)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
10. Documents and presentations that provide organized and summarized work performance information - earned value management parameters and calculations - and analyses of project work progress and status
defect
reserve analysis (Technique)
performance reports (Output/Input)
portfolio management (Technique)
11. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses
manage project team (Process)
budget at completion (BAC)
procurement documents (Output/Input)
acquire project team (Process)
12. A request - demand or assertion of rights by a seller against a buyer or vice versa for consideration - compensation - or payment under the terms of a legally binding contract (such as for a disputed change)
project calendar
claim
flowcharting (Technique)
develop project management plan (Process)
13. Slack - Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.
float
schedule baseline
work breakdown structure component
product life cycle
14. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.
plan risk management (Process)
estimate activity durations (Process)
monitor and control risks (Process)
expected monetary value (EMV)
15. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria
project manager
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
free float
project life cycle
16. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity (at the summary level)
project management body of knowledge
monitor
summary activity
reserve analysis (Technique)
17. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval
scope creep
path convergence
application area
performance measurement baseline
18. Approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance
project management
project time management (Knowledge Area)
planned value (PV)
performance measurement baseline
19. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand
subproject
assumptions
risk tolerance
functional manager
20. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity may begin based upon the schedule network logic - the project completion date and any constraints assigned to schedule activities without violating schedule constraint or delaying project com
late start date (LS)
project management plan (Output/Input)
duration (DU or DUR)
parametric estimating (Technique)
21. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component
duration (DU or DUR)
output (Process)
defect repair
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
22. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.
flowcharting (Technique)
finish to finish (FF)
buyer
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
23. Processes that organize and manage the project team
quality
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
plan communications (Process)
sensitivity analysis
24. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
performance measurement baseline
resource leveling (Technique)
25. Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all project management process groups to formally close the project or phase
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
identify risks (Process)
closing processes (Process Group)
reserve analysis (Technique)
26. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives
actual cost of work performed
request for information (RFI)
project manager
develop human resource plan (Process)
27. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives
schedule baseline
program management
preventative action
authority
28. Graphic display of schedule related information.
start date
Gantt chart (Tool)
closing processes (Process Group)
finish date
29. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.
acceptance criteria
schedule model (Tool)
project management body of knowledge
workaround
30. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan
perform integrated change control (Process)
project charter (Output/Input)
plan communications (Process)
project calendar
31. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.
rolling wave planning (Technique)
Gantt chart (Tool)
schedule performance index (SPI)
request for quotation (RFQ)
32. Graphic display of cumulative costs - labor - hours - percentage of work or other quantities - plotted against time. used to depict planned value - earned value and active costs.
total float
time scaled schedule network diagram (Tool)
s-curve
collect requirements (Process)
33. Project schedule compression that changes network logic to overlap phases that would normally be done in sequence
assumptions
historical information
backward pass
fast tracking (Technique)
34. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
deliverable (Output/Input)
standard
free float
35. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project
sponsor
resource calendar
plan quality (Process)
precedence relationship
36. Total number of work periods required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component.
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
schedule model (Tool)
monitor
duration (DU or DUR)
37. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives
change requests
earned value management (EV
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
plan risk management (Process)
38. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
milestone schedule (Tool)
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
scheduled start date (SS)
early start date (ES)
39. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts
report performance (Process)
project management plan (Output/Input)
estimate activity durations (Process)
total float
40. Collection of generally sequential - non overlapping product phases whose name and number are determined by the manufacturing and control needs of the organization.
stakeholder
threshold
product life cycle
resource calendar
41. Schematic display of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities. drawn from left to right.
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
external deliverable
claim
activity
42. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced
secondary risk
defect
performing organization
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
43. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively
develop human resource plan (Process)
co-location (Technique)
configuration management system (Tool)
value engineering
44. Fixed date imposed on a schedule activity or schedule milestone. usually - start no earlier than - finish no later than
imposed date
conduct procurements (Process)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
scheduled finish date (SF)
45. Documents and data on prior project including project files - records - correspondence - closed contracts - and closed projects
plan quality (Process)
decomposition (Technique)
staffing management plan
historical information
46. Describes each component in the work breakdown structure (WBS). for each WBS component - the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope of statement of work - defined deliverables - a list of associated activities and list of milestones.
work breakdown structure dictionary
specification limits
risk avoidance (Technique)
approved change request (Output/Input)
47. Analytical technique that uses mathematical models to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. it is a method of determining the variance from a baseline parameter by using prior progress reporting periods data and projecting how much th
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
project phase
trend analysis (Technique)
actual cost of work performed
48. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.
risk avoidance (Technique)
external deliverable
imposed date
opportunity
49. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project
path convergence
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
project initiation
technique
50. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
project life cycle
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
product
initiating processes (Process Group)